Where does “lollipoplike” come from?
lollipoplike (English) comes from English lollipop, from English lolly, from English LOL, from English content, from Middle English content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn- — resin.
lollipoplike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a lollipop
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a lollipop
Ancestry of “lollipoplike”, step by step
lollipoplike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lollipop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lollipop | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of... |
| 2 | English | lolly | A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop;... |
| 3 | English | LOL | Laughing out loud; Lots of laughs; Lots of love |
| 4 | English | content | satisfied; Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure;... |
| 5 | Middle English | content | — |
| 6 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 7 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |